National Republican., 1887-10-20
THE WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP.
To-DAY's GAME LIKELY TO SETTLE THE
DISPUTED QUESTION.
Detroit Has Only One Moro to Win
washinetons Close Their Season
With whitewash--Tho Next Years
Reserved List-RaciDg Matters.

The tenth grand game for the champion
chip Of the world takes place to-day ct
Capitol Park, the St. Louis Browns, at pres
ent the worlds champions, and the Detrolts
being the contestants. II will unquestlon-
ably be one Of the most bitterly contested
games ever seen in Washington, and should
draw an enormous crowd. The st. Louis
Browns have not been seen here In two
years, and, as they number their admirers
by the thousands, they alone will prove a
great attraction. Capt. ComislSy, re-
garded by many as the best general on the
ball field, will be seen at first, and "Dude"
Latham, whose coaching and funny antics
always create great merriment, will hold
down third.
The Detroit sluggers are playing the
game Of their lives, and OF course have q
large following who will turn out and give
them q warm reception. For the first time
in this city the two umpire plan will be
seen in its highly successful operation.
Managers Gaffney, OF the Washington club,
and King Kelly, Of Louisville, officiating
Dan Brouthers, who has been laid up
since the close Of the League season by
reason OF a sprained ankle, will make his
temperance to-day with Detroit. Dams
cry and will warmly greet him upon his re-
turn to-day.
Game will be called at o'clock, and the
following is the personnel Of both clubs:
81. Louis. Position. Detroit.
Caruthers. Pitcher Getzein.
Bushong. Catcher. Bennett.
Comiskey. First base. Brouthers
Robinson. Second base, Dunlap.
Gleason. Short stop. Rowe.
Latham. Third base. White.
ONeill. Left field. Richardson.
Welch. Center field. Hanlon.
Foutz. Right field. Thompson.
The Washipgtons easily defeated the
crack Monumentals yesterday afternoon by
score Of IL too. O'Day, Myers, O'Brien,
and Carroll pitched at different times for
the Statesmen and the amateurs were un-
able to bat the delivery OF any OF them.
The score by innings follows:
WASHINGTON. n;...."......" 2 8 2o III
Monumentals... 0 o q
Base bts-Washingtons, %; Monumentals 2.
-Washingtons, 3; Monumentals, IL.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. l9.-St. Louis
outbatted and outfielded Detroit again to.
day, but nevertheless the league champions
won by getting their few hits well together.
King pitched an excellent game for the
Browns and succeeded In striking out nine
Of the heavy hitters. Conway also pitched
effectively. Gleason's one-handed catch OF
line fly, and Deacon Whites great work
on third were the only particularly good
pieces Of fielding work. In the first inning
Latham hunted :the ball along the third
base line, but thinking that 1t was foul
did not run. White, however, waited for the
ball to stoprolling, and as II rolled into
fair ground he gathered 1t in and threw II
to first. GafIney declared Latham out and
the spectators gave Arlie the laugh which
seemed to break him up for the remainder
OF the afternoon. The Browns scored a
run in the fourth on successive singles BY
Comiskey, Foutz, and Welch. The Lacquer!
were retired in order In the first three IN
nings. Richardson opened the fourth with
a double, went to third on Cancels out, ant
scored on Rowe's single. st. Louis scored
its second and last run in the sixth on
Welch's single, Dunlap's muff, and safe
hit TO left by Robinson. Singles by Rowe
Thompson, and Bennett gave Detroit two
in the seventh, and Hanlon's three baggel
and a wild pitch yielded the last run in the
eighth. Score: